The sacking, the first in this Premier League season, comes less than 24 hours after Palace's 1-0 defeat at Burnley yesterday (Sunday).

De Boer failed to win any of his four league games in charge but Palace fans on social media described the sacking, which comes just 77 days into his reign, as “shocking” and a “disgrace”.

It has been reported that Hodgson, who was sacked as England boss last year after a humiliating defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016, is set to replace out-going De Boer and that his appointment will be announced shortly.

But what do we know about the 70-year-old? Here are five things you may not have known about Palace’s next potential manager.

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Used to play for Palace

Hodgson, who was born in Croydon in 1947 and went to John Ruskin Grammar School with former Palace player and manager Steve Kember, was a defender on Palace’s books in in the 1960s and spent three years at the club after graduating for an academy.

However, he failed to make an appearance for the first team during his time at Selhurst Park and went on to play for a number of non-league sides including Tonbridge Angels, Maidstone United and Carshalton Athletic.

Former teacher in Croydon

Before he embarked on a glittering football career in management, Hodgson taught both English and PE at Monks Hill High School, now The Quest Academy, in Selsdon.

One of Hodgson’s former pupils, Ramzi Musallam, spoke to the Advertiser in 2012 and said he had fond memories of football-mad Hodgson taking English lessons while wearing his tracksuit.

Mr Musallam said: "When I tell people that Roy Hodgson was my teacher, people think I'm making it up. It's amazing to see how far he's come since he coached the school's football team.

"Even then everyone wanted to play for him. He was a really intelligent, charismatic guy who knew how to motivate you."

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Managed in two European cup finals

While managing Inter Milan in 1997, Hodgson reached the final of the UEFA Cup. His Inter team faced German side Schalke 04 but were beaten on penalties after it finished 1-1 over two legs.

He tasted defeat once more in 2010 after his Fulham side lost 2-1 against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Europa League Final. Two goals from Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, the winner coming in the 116 minute, was enough to heap more European misery on Hodgson.

He speaks six languages

With Hodgson managing all over the world, most notably in Sweden, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Finland, it has enabled him to learn a variety of languages.

He speaks fluently in six languages – English, Norwegian, Swedish, Japanese, German and Italian. He also knows a little French, Finnish, Danish and Korean.

He’s a man of literature

At the age of 70, it’s fair to say Hodgson has probably read his fair share of books and he told the Daily Mail in 2011 that he enjoys classics or good story-tellers.

He revealed he has read books by nearly all of those who have won the Nobel Prize, and his favourite authors include Philip Roth, John Updike and Richard Yates. The manager even admits to reading Czech literature as well as German and Austrian novels.